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Build-Off Contest 1(August-September 2015)

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But is it best performing Autocad station? HTPC? Office workstation? Gaming system? Video editing system? Music recording and/or editing system? Just what performance has to be maximized?

Hmm just gaming, should have said that in the topic. 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sfJpwP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sfJpwP/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.75 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Patriot Signature Line 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($20.45 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.98 @ Newegg) 

Other: ASRock Z170 Pro4 LGA 1151 ($117.99)

Total: $990.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 00:38 EDT-0400

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a xeon that performs about the same as an i7, 16GB of ram, a 240GB ssd, this is a streamer's dream. It also has a good case and power supply, something that i noticed was lacking with some of the builds above.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $996.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-30 23:19 EDT-0400

 

Since you said streamers, i forgot about putting gaming in the title.

Although it may work, just saying it's for gaming.

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Check the price before MIR :P

 

@Bubblewhale $1000 before or after MIR? (*crosses fingers* before I hope, I don't want to redo my build)

Doesn't really matter, it's just the total price that you get.

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Remember winner gets their choice of $20 dollars in stream or amazon gift card at the end of the month. :)  Also its a learning experiance for some so please try to offer helpful opinions to one another.

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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Remember winner gets their choice of $20 dollars in stream or amazon gift card at the end of the month. :)  Also its a learning experiance for some so please try to offer helpful opinions to one another.

since when was the $20 steam(i'm guessing you meant steam not stream) or amazon gift card a prize

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since when was the $20 steam(i'm guessing you meant steam not stream) or amazon gift card a prize

 

What do you mean?

Edit: My grammer sucks sometimes.

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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What do you mean?

Edit: My grammer sucks sometimes.

you said that the winner gets a stream(and i thought you meant steam and not stream) or amazon gift card so i asked since when was there a prize 

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you said that the winner gets a stream(and i thought you meant steam and not stream) or amazon gift card so i asked since when was there a prize 

 

Since we started this thread :P (And yes I meant steam). Sorry for not understanding you. From here on out as far as I know I plan on keeping the prizes around and maybe looking into possibly doing some other gift cards as well. Its a little benefit to give back to the people that make up this awesome community.

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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Since we started this thread :P (And yes I meant steam). Sorry for not understanding you. From here on out as far as I know I plan on keeping the prizes around and maybe looking into possibly doing some other gift cards as well. Its a little benefit to give back to the people that make up this awesome community.

ok and was i right about you meaning steam and not stream?

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ok and was i right about you meaning steam and not stream?

 

Yes :)  I may look into doing a $20 Visa gift card down the road as well, but more on that later.

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/26jb99) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/26jb99/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $176.88 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4) | $67.89 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | $47.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Storage** | [sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssda120gg25) | $44.99 @ Micro Center
**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3320413as) | $36.90 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92904gbd5tdheoc) (2-Way CrossFire) | $252.98 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92904gbd5tdheoc) (2-Way CrossFire) | $252.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xion-case-xon310bk) | $22.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20850v1) | $85.99 @ NCIX US
**Keyboard** | [Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-keyboard-920002565) | $9.99 @ NCIX US
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$999.58**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-09-01 00:35 EDT-0400 |

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mqPvyc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mqPvyc/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.68 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.78 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse  ($42.30 @ Amazon) 

Total: $995.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 05:54 EDT-0400

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This is for girl gamers pc build ^^
Had too much money left.

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.60 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($232.98 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Gold ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Kingwin CFY-012LB 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($4.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Kingwin CFY-012LB 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($4.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Directron)
Mouse: Logitech M310 Wireless Laser Mouse  ($40.98 @ Amazon)
Other: Gold Xbox 360 controller wireless ($49.75)
Other: Gold key caps for razer mech switch ($14.99)
Other: Gold dragon sticker  ($9.50)
Total: $999.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 09:15 EDT-0400

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LTT,

 

Here's my submission to the build-off contest:

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($91.55 @ B&H) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card  ($179.95 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.89 @ OutletPC) 
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $977.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 21:44 EDT-0400

Buzzsaw - I'm Buzzsaw and you're not.

CPU -- Intel Core i7 7740X @ 4.30GHz Kaby Lake 14nm Technology * RAM -- 16.0 GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1466MHz (15-16-16-35)
Motherboard -- ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF X299 MARK 2 (LGA 2066 R4) * Graphics -- SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz) -- 4096 MB ATI Radeon RX 560 Series 
Storage -- 223 GB SanDisk Ultra II 240GB (SSD) -- 256 GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD1 (SSD) -- 931 GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA) -- 2794 GB BUFFALO External HDD USB Device
Optical Drives -- ASUS DRW-24B1ST * Audio -- Realtek High Definition Audio
 

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Proof that you can get a 6 core for less than $1000 dollars

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.64 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($232.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $997.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 23:58 EDT-0400

Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64

HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64

 

HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen

AMD ThreadRipper 2!

5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list

 

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Finally got the 980 ti in the build!!! lol. I didn't realize I needed the CPU cooler and Mice/Keyboard at first but I still was able to make it work. :D Saw another build with the ti. But he forgot the CPU cooler. The 290 Crossfire build looks pretty good. ​

 

PCPartPicker Part List​ / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($8.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Foxconn H81MX Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($622.20 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Apevia 700W ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $999.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-01 00:21 EDT-0400

 

Edit: Changed PSU and Keyboard/Mouse. Afraid of low wattage.

 

Edit: Messed up.. need 8 GBs of ram. Not 4...

My Gaming Rig (Build November 2014):

CPU: i7-4790K | CPU Cooler: H110 | Motherboard: MSI Z97s SLI Plus | RAM: Vengeance DDR3 1886 MHz 2 x 4GB |
GPU: GTX 970 G1 Gaming | SSD: 2 x 840 EVO 250GB and 2 x 850 EVO 250GB in RAID0 | PSU: HX750 | Case: Fractal Design XL R2 |

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Got a Fury and an I5 in a build for under $1,000:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WCrngs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WCrngs/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.20 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($35.10 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.10 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: stock cooler ($0.00)
Total: $999.99 (1 off!!!)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-02 15:33 EDT-0400

An AMD cpu has no place in a solely gaming build, end of.

I3 4150, Intel HD graphics, corsair CX750M, 4gb ram, Asus H81M-E, corsair 230T, Intel stock cooler WD Green 2TB Gigabyte 550TI

Why you shouldn't trust Gpu or Cpu boss Click on this I dare you!

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For the people following this thread, i'll do the poll thing around Friday night(PST). Which would most likely be 6-10PM.

Also, will tag people who got into the poll.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Power Supply: LEPA 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Directron) 


Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-2016WB 3W 2ch Speakers  ($11.48 @ Newegg) 

Total: $996.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 03:40 EDT-0400

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pls pls pls lemme win!! :D

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Micro Center) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $984.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 06:43 EDT-0400

Xeon 1231 v3/ H81m - P33 / 8GB Corsair Vengeance/ GTX 950/ Fractal Design Core 1000.

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Any posts after this will be not entered into the poll.

Now entering builds into the poll.

Poll ends on Friday(11). 

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